NHL Signings & Free Agents

After three years in the Red Wings organization, Russo joined the Coyotes last season and spent the entire campaign in Tucson (AHL). The 26-year-old led all Roadrunners defensemen in points with 39 (6G / 33A) in 67 games.

Reunanen was a fourth-round pick (No.98 overall) in 2016 and signed after setting career-highs in goals (6), assists (19) and points (25) in 58 games with Luke Rauma of the Finnish Elite League. The 21-year-old defenseman is one of five Liiga defensemen to record at least 25 points, joining Sami Vatanen, Esa Lindell, Ville Pokka and Sami Niku in that group.

Vehvilainen was selected in the sixth-round (No.173 overall) in the 2018 NHL Draft and went 25-8-5 with a 1.58 GAA and .930 SV% in 38 games with Karpat of the Finnish Elite League. Vehvilainen was named the league’s top goaltender award, won the league championship and was a part of the World Championship Finnish team.

Starrett, 24, finished his first full professional season with Bakersfield (AHL), where he went 27-12-2 with a 2.33 GAA and .918 SV% in 42 games. The American netminder went 3-3 with a 2.89 GAA and .889 SV% in six AHL playoff outings.

Malone, 30, is a veteran AHL presence with 199 career NHL games of experience. Malone did not record a point in 16 games with the Oilers but had 25 points (8G / 17A) in 43 games with Bakersfield (AHL).

Larmi, 22, is an undrafted free-agent netminder, who was 12-6-0 with a 1.72 GAA and .930 SV% in 18 games with HPK Hameenlinna of the Finnish Elite League this season. Larmi also went 12-6 with a 1.72 GAA, .932 SV% and two shutouts in the playoffs to lead HPK to the championship.

Chibisov, 26, was an undrafted free agent who had seven goals and 13 assists (20 points) in 50 games with Magnitogorsk Metallurg of the KHL this season.

Kiviranta, 23, was an undrafted free agent from Finland, who had 16 goals and 15 assists (31 points) in 48 games with Sport Vaasa of the Finnish Elite League.

Suess, 25, was a fifth-round pick of the Jets in 2014 and played his first full professional season in 2018-19. The American-born forward had just eight goals and four assists (12 points) in 26 games with Manitoba (AHL) this season.

Shaw spent the entire season in the AHL, where led the Manitoba Moose in goals (27) and was second in points (46). The former third-round pick has now been with a handful of different franchises since being drafted by the Panthers in 2011 but will stick with the Jets for at least one more season. Shaw has 12 goals and 19 assists (31 points) in 180 career NHL games with the Panthers, Ducks and Canadiens.

Emond is an 18-year-old netminder who the Sharks selected in the sixth-round (No. 176 overall) in 2018. Emond was an absurd 24-0-1 with a 1.73 GAA and .932 SV% with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies, who won the Memorial Cup.

Durandeau was a sixth-round pick (No. 165 overall) in 2017 and just finished his fourth season with Halifax (QMJHL) where he was second on the team in goals (38) and tied for third in points (73) in 68 games.

Fritz spent most of the season with Bridgeport (AHL) where he had 12 goals and 25 assists, to rank seventh on the team in points (37). Fritz has limited NHL experience, scoring three goals and five assists (eight points) in 42 career games.

Luostarinen, 20, was a second-round pick (No.42 overall) in 2017 and recorded 15 goals and 21 assists (36 points) in 54 games with KalPa Kuopio of the Finnish Elite League this season. Luostarinen also appeared in four games for Finland at the IIHF World Championship, where he helped them win Gold.

Riikola, 25, came over the North America this season and served primarily as an extra defenseman for the Penguins. Riikola registered five points (2G / 3A) in 37 NHL games and added two assists in five games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL).

Gordeev, 20, was originally selected in the fifth-round by the Maple Leafs but his rights were traded to Minnesota. Gordeev had seven goals and 25 assists (32 points) in 63 games between Flint and Guelph (OHL).

Rondbjerg, 20, was selected in the third-round (No.65 overall) in 2017 and had two goals and four assists (six points) in 45 games with Vaxjo HC of the Swedish Elite League.

Viel was an undrafted free-agent who spent the season with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL), where he had 11 goals and 11 assists (22 points) in 68 games. Viel spent five years in the QMJHL, where he had 115 goals and 81 assists (196 points) in 259 games.

Kubalik was originally a seventh-round pick of the Kings back in 2013 but spend the last six years overseas between the Czech and Swiss leagues. This past season he had 25 goals and 32 assists (57 points) in 50 games with Ambri-Piotta.

Tinordi spent the entire 2018-19 season with Milwaukee (AHL), where he had eight goals and 14 assists (22 points) in 75 games. Tinordi will likely be one of the first defenseman called-up if the Predators run into any injury concerns next season. He has six assists in 53 career NHL games with the Canadiens and Coyotes.